The national development and reform commission has urged people not to stock up on masks because they have a shelf life

19:21 15-02-2020 reading

The national development and reform commission has urged people not to stock up on masks because they have a shelf life

Beijing, Feb. 11 (xinhua) -- This morning, the state council held a press conference on the joint prevention and control mechanism of the new coronavirus-infected pneumonia epidemic. Ou xiaoli, director of the social development department of the national development and reform commission, said that the production of face masks would be increased gradually and urged people not to stockpile them.

'when things are scarce, some people worry too much and hoard unnecessarily, which further exacerbates the conflict,' says Mr. Ou. With the resumption of production, production of masks will gradually increase, the shortage will be alleviated.

"Don't stock up on masks," he urged. The mask has a shelf life, which is useless and wasted. For those that have been stockpiled, it is recommended to give them to relatives and friends so that they can feel your love."

'this time, the demand for anti-epidemic materials such as masks is a sudden outbreak,' Mr. Ou said. 'no one country can support such a sudden demand, and there is a big hard gap between supply and demand.' In addition to making every effort to expand production and increase supply, we must also find ways to improve the efficiency of the use of masks from the demand side. At present, there are still some unscientific and unreasonable phenomena in the use of masks, and the room for improving the use efficiency is still very large. The department of health and health has been vigorously promoting the scientific and rational use of masks, and also advocating the use of masks according to the needs and functions of the whole society to avoid unnecessary waste.